Letter: The questioning bank

Sir: NatWest's chief executive claims his bank 'does not actively solicit' customer information (Letter, 21 July). NatWest has recently introduced compulsory form-filling when buying foreign currency, which demands to know (among other information) what the money is needed for.

I queried this nosey-parkerism at the highest level. The reply: it is 'for their records'.

Yours sincerely,

G. S. SOLT

Emberton,

Buckinghamshire

22 July